This isn’t Sven’s first time showcasing “The Mummy’s Tomb.” He had previously shown the 1942 feature in June 2012 and Aug. 2013 on Me-TV (the network was not available in the Frederick, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area until early 2013).

George Zucco, Dick Foran and Wallace Ford were reprising their roles that they played in the studio’s second “Mummy” film installment, “The Mummy’s Hand” (1940). According to the American Film Institute’s database portal on the film, the last name of Ford’s character was changed from “Babe Jenson” to “Babe Hanson.”

Glenn Strange would later play the role of Frankenstein’s monster in several prolific Universal horror features (after Boris Karloff decided to quit playing the iconic role), including “House of Frankenstein” (1944), “House of Dracula” (1945) and the studio’s 1948 monster farce, “Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein.” All three aforementioned films (with Strange as Frankenstein’s monster) also had Lon Chaney, Jr. (reprising his role of Larry Talbot/The “Wolf Man”).

Later in his screen and television career, Vinton Hayworth would play the role of General Winfield Schaeffer in the latter remaining seasons of “I Dream of Jeannie” from 1968-70.

Lon Chaney, Jr.’s turn as Kharis in “The Mummy’s Tomb”

According to IMDB’s trivia section, this was the first “Mummy” role for Lon Chaney, Jr. After his appearance in “The Mummy’s Tomb,” the junior Chaney would reprise his role of Kharis in two more Universal “Mummy” features, “The Mummy’s Ghost” and “The Mummy’s Curse” (both films were released in 1944). The role of Kharis was previously played by western actor Tom Tyler in “The Mummy’s Hand.” In the original 1932 version, Boris Karloff played the title role of a different “Mummy” (Imhotep).

According to AFI’s database article, additional stock footage elements were used in “The Mummy’s Tomb” for flashback sequences. Scenes from previous Universal horror films were used in the film, including “The Mummy’s Hand,” the original 1932 version of “The Mummy” and “Frankenstein” (1931).

With Chaney’s portrayal of Kharis (including Jack Pierce’s make-up design) and an ensemble cast, you will not want to miss out on Svengoolie’s presentation of “The Mummy’s Tomb” this Sat. on Me-TV (featuring Sven’s skits, fun facts, Doug’s parody song and Kerwyn’s “mail call” segment)!